(1)
Registration form prescribed by the director including but not limited to
business name, contact person including the operator and property owner,
contact information, location of the proposed composting facility, and
notarized statement certifying compliance with the siting criteria specified in
paragraph (C) of this rule.

(2)
Plan view
drawing, using a scale of one inch equals no greater than one hundred feet,
showing the following information inside the facility boundaries and within
five hundred feet beyond the facility boundaries:

(a)
The property
lines of all land owned or leased for the composting facility.

(j)
National park or national recreation areas, candidate areas for potential
inclusion into the national park system, and any state park or established
state park purchase areas.

(k)
State nature
preserves, state wildlife areas, national and state scenic rivers, and national
wildlife refuge, special interest areas and research natural areas in the Wayne
national forest, state resource waters, outstanding national resource waters,
category 3 wetlands, outstanding high quality waters, coldwater habitats, and
exceptional warmwater habitats as classified in accordance with Chapter 3745-1
of the Administrative Code.

(l)
Existing public
water supply wells, developed springs, or private potable water supply
wells.

(3)
Copies of the letters of intent required in paragraph
(D) of this rule.

(C)
On the date the
registration application is received by Ohio EPA, the limits of materials
placement and leachate management structures shall meet the following siting
criteria:

(1)
The materials placement area and leachate management structures shall not be
located within the following:

(i)
An area designated by the Ohio department of natural
resources as either a state nature preserve, a state wildlife area, or a state
scenic river.

(ii)
An area designated, owned, and managed by the Ohio
historical society as a nature preserve.

(iii)
An area
designated by the United States department of the interior as either a national
wildlife refuge or a national scenic river.

(iv)
An area
designated by the United States forest service as either a special interest
area or a research natural area in the Wayne national forest

(v)
Surface waters
of the state designated by Ohio EPA as either a state resource water, an
outstanding national resource water, a category 3 wetland, an outstanding high
quality water, a coldwater habitat, or an exceptional warmwater habitat.

(2)
The
materials placement area and leachate management structures shall not be
located within the inner management zone (one year time of travel) of a
drinking water source protection area for a community or non-transient,
non-community public water system using ground water.

(3)
Except for
facilities which exclusively compost wastes generated within state parks or
national parks, or national recreation areas, as of the date the initial
registration application was submitted, the materials placement areas and
leachate management system of the composting facility shall not be located in
any one or combination of the following:

(c)
A candidate area
for potential inclusion in the national park system.

(d)
A property that
lies within the boundaries of a national park or national recreation area but
that has not been acquired or is not administered by the secretary of the
United States department of the interior.

(4)
The materials
placement area shall not exceed one hundred thirty-five thousand square feet of
total area on any one premises.

(D)
Concurrent to
submittal of the registration application, letters of intent to establish a
composting facility which include a description of property and facility
boundaries shall be sent by certified mail or any other form of mail
accompanied by a receipt requested to the following:

(1)
The governments
of the general purpose political subdivisions where the facility is proposed to
be located including but not limited to local health departments, county
commissioners, legislative authority of a municipal corporation, or the board
of township trustees.

(2)
The single or joint county solid waste management
district or districts or regional solid waste management authority or
authorities where the facility is proposed to be located.

(3)
The owner or
lessee of any easement or right of way bordering or within the proposed
facility boundaries which may be affected by the proposed solid waste
facility.

(5)
The
park system administrator, if any part of the proposed facility is to be
located within or will share the park boundary.

(6)
The conservancy
district, if any part of the proposed facility is to be located within or will
share the conservancy district boundary.

(7)
The fire
department having responsibility for providing fire control services where the
proposed facility is to be located.

(E)
Upon written
notification by Ohio EPA that the registration application is incomplete, the
applicant shall correct noted deficiencies and resubmit the registration
application not later than thirty days after receipt of the notification.

(F)
Amendments to an existing registration. The registrant shall ensure that
changes to the composting facility are in compliance with applicable
regulations and all information contained on the plan view drawing and
registration application is current by submitting an amended registration
application as follows:

(1)
An amendment to an existing registration is required
for changes in the information on the registration application, which may
include but is not limited to, facility name, registrant, and contact
information including the operator and property owner.

(2)
An amendment to
an existing registration involving any proposed change to the materials
placement area shall include a revised plan view drawing submitted prior to
implementation of any change. The plan view drawing shall include the
information required in this rule. Any change to the materials placement area
requires written concurrence from Ohio EPA acknowledging compliance with this
chapter. If the amendment to the existing registration does not involve any
proposed changes to the existing registration's plan drawing, the amendment may
reference the existing registration's plan drawing.

(G)
Composting
facilities registered prior to the effective date of this rule shall comply
with siting criteria in effect on the date of initial registration.